St. Anthony (Jersey City), the top team in the USA TODAY Super 25 boys basketball rankings, has six seniors who already have Division I scholarships. In the past three seasons, the Friars are 84-3, but until Saturday night, none of St. Anthony's players had been a part of something pretty common to the school a state title.

First lady Laura Bush paid tribute Monday to 10 cultural institutions for their creativity and public service and was then surprised to receive an honor of her own -- an award for her commitment to promoting the nation's libraries.

A day after the Rev. Al Sharpton said he was asked to arrange the surrender of an escaped inmate, the Union County police chief said he believes the civil rights leader could arrange a peaceful surrender for Otis Blunt.

Stacy Perry and her brother, Todd Ornstein are at the Special Olympics World Summer Games this week to compete in sailing 30 years after he won a gold medal in the 50-yard dash. Perry is teaming with Ornstein in the Unified program that pairs a Special Olympics athlete with a non-disabled partner.

As he made his way toward his seat over the weekend for the first day of the NFL draft at Radio City Music Hall, Anthony Zerata was asked whether this was his first one. "Um, yep, first one," the 18-year-old from the Upper East Side said, sporting a No. 80 New York Giants jersey.